Congress From Home- 2018- After TEN Reserves, Forness Wins Am Horsemanship
October 23, 2020 Comments Off on Congress From Home- 2018- After TEN Reserves, Forness Wins Am Horsemanship
This was a very special story from the 2018 Quarter Horse Congress, when Michelle Forness, finally won Amateur Horsemanship after accumulating over TEN Reserve Champion titles. We also got some spectacular photos with her hubby afterwards.
Continue reading …Everything You Need to Know About Appaloosa World Show
October 22, 2020 Comments Off on Everything You Need to Know About Appaloosa World Show
ApHC News ATTENTION WORLD SHOW ATTENDEES! All the info you need in one place! If you’re entered in the World Show, or still thinking about entering, this document contains everything you need to know to participate in the show. Due to COVID-19, processes are changing! Please read below for complete details and come to the show […]
Continue reading …Congress From Home- 2016- A Certain Vino is Victorious in Final Senior Western Pleasure Performance
October 22, 2020 Comments Off on Congress From Home- 2016- A Certain Vino is Victorious in Final Senior Western Pleasure Performance
This was a special one, from the 2016 Quarter Horse Congress, when the incomparable A Certain Vino, claimed his last Congress Championship in Senior Western Pleasure.
Continue reading …Gillian Davis & Virtually Adorable: From Yard Sale to 2020 Eastern National Championships
October 21, 2020 Comments Off on Gillian Davis & Virtually Adorable: From Yard Sale to 2020 Eastern National Championships
While most people paw through odds and ends at a yard sale hoping to find a steal of a deal on clothes, home goods or furniture, Gillian Davis looked beyond the driveway to find her future show horse. There, looking picturesque in the pasture just beyond tables of rummage bargains, was Virtually Adorable, a 2008 sorrel solid mare who, at age 10, was virtually untouched and unbroken.
Continue reading …Congress From Home- 2013- Brad Ost Wins First Congress Championship With Caught U Lookin
October 21, 2020 Comments Off on Congress From Home- 2013- Brad Ost Wins First Congress Championship With Caught U Lookin
“This is my first Congress title,” he says. “It’s pretty exciting. It felt like it took a really long time, but, I’m only 25, so I guess I can’t be complaining! Of course, I want to thank Jason and Charlie for letting me show him. They could’ve taken over, because neither of them had a good green horse for here. But, Jason let me keep the one I had started out the year on. I would like to thank the Raymund family for letting me show him and for letting us keep him a green horse throughout the year.”
Continue reading …Quarter Horse Congress $1,000 Trainer Award Winner- Charlie Bussières
October 20, 2020 Comments Off on Quarter Horse Congress $1,000 Trainer Award Winner- Charlie Bussières
There is no doubt in Bibianna’s mind that she will forever remember her only All American Quarter Horse Congress. Traveling from Québec, Canada was intimidating for Bibianna, but she will never forget how relaxed she was going into showmanship. Little did Bibianna know she would end up in the Top 3 of her Novice Showmanship class. “I knew my horse, my trainer, and I had done the best preparation. It was the best moment of my life.”
Continue reading …Esperanza Tervalon-Garrett Checks Off Riding Milestones at 2020 Western National Championships
October 20, 2020 Comments Off on Esperanza Tervalon-Garrett Checks Off Riding Milestones at 2020 Western National Championships
“I’d like to be the first Black woman to win a world championship in APHA,” Esperanza confided. “That’s what I’d like to do. And I think I’m in the right company to do that. Everyone is working hard here, everyone is putting in the saddle time, they’re working out, they’re running in the dirt and I have so much respect for that. I want to be part of it. I can be a warrior among warriors. And these folks are our warriors, and they’re really good at what they do.”
Continue reading …Mom and Daughter Duos Make the Most Out of APHA Eastern National Championship
October 20, 2020 Comments Off on Mom and Daughter Duos Make the Most Out of APHA Eastern National Championship
For several pairs of exhibitors at the 2020 APHA Eastern National Championship in Lexington, Virginia, the competition was about more than the opportunity to win prizes and points. It was an opportunity to bond as mother-daughter teams, united by a love of Paint Horses.
Continue reading …Congress From Home- 2016- Three Months After Becoming a Mom, Angela Fox Wins Am Showmanship
October 20, 2020 Comments Off on Congress From Home- 2016- Three Months After Becoming a Mom, Angela Fox Wins Am Showmanship
“Me, my husband, our 16 1/2-year-old dog (our first child), and our second child, who is now just over three months old, took a road trip here to the Congress! It was an experience,” Angela says.
Continue reading …Check Out Entries For Pleasure Versatility Challenge Coming to AQHA World Show
October 19, 2020 Comments Off on Check Out Entries For Pleasure Versatility Challenge Coming to AQHA World Show
AQHA Publicity The third Pleasure Versatility Challenge, held at the Farnam AQHA World Championship Show, is again brought to you by Terry Bradshaw Quarter Horses. The Pleasure Versatility Challenge will be held in conjunction with the 2020 Farnam AQHA World Championship Show. Sixteen, athletic 3-year-old American Quarter Horses will be tested as they go head-to-head […]
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